River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-06-16
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

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This community was thrown into q state
Of most intense excitement this evening by
the murder Of Mrs. Nancy BeaH. wife Of
W IN l. Beall- farmer living "A half mile
east OF the Eaton q Camden pike. and 81
miles south of here. Mrs Beali was found
- ing face downward in pool of blood
that had hown from two bullet holes in
her head, and from q cut ON the back OF her
neck that had eamost severed her headfrom
her body, which had been done 10y an axe
that was found lying by her side. a young
son OF Mrs Beall was in the house at the
time. He said that che first he knew Of the
affair was when he heard shot fired in the
room. When be went there he saw three
short, heavy set men WHO ran away.
There Is great excitement in the neighhor
hood, aud II the parties who did the deed
are discovered there VIII be another lynch
ing.
4 special of the 18th. from Point
la Hache, La, says the brisk east wind Of
the past four days has driven the ruinous
salt water Of the gulf up. submerging all the
rice fields from this point 10 the quarantine
station a distance Of about thirty miles,
and forced it inland up as FAR as Lachine,
in ST Bernard parish, and az along the east
bank OF the river % this I'oint. The damage
cannot now lie estimated. but If bright sun
shine follows the subsistence OF the floods.
then not a heSd ~ rice viii be made for ~
miles along the east bank of the Mississippi
4 telegram Of the OH. from Nogales.
Arizona, states that the Indian outbreak in
the territory IS assuming serious proper
tiUns. There are many more than 40 bucks
on the war path. as ut first reported.
Troops under Capt. Mutt are on the trail OF
the hOstiles, who killed Michael Grace, who
was enormously reported % br the brother
of eN- Mayor Grace of New York The In
diaus are making FOR the Sierra Madre
mountains
The business failures during the last
seuen days number for the United States
I40. for Canada 81 total l,g, against I'D last
week and 2JJ for the corresponding week of
last wear. In the Eastern and Middle States
the failures are exceptionally light. In the
other sections about the average number
are reported. hur in Canada there IL a con-
siderable increase, arising mostly IN the
maritime provinces
The stables Of the Lafayette Brewing
company at st. Louis, Mo. burned Tuesday
morning with SIX horses. The Transfers
and their families living in the upper part
OF the building escaped IN their night gar
meuts. At the same time tie Mound City
szrcet car stables We're burned with over
50 mules, .t8 sets of harness ami other
property The mules were worth SO each.
Add at l. rye
June $, at Findlcy, Ohio. occurred
the first celebration of the discovery of
natural gas in the west. Knights Of Py-
thias. Militia etc. took part ID the demon
stFatlun. There we're more soldiers than
attended the Washington drill Corner
stones Of public buildings We're laid, and
I prize drills engaged in. Senator sherman
and Coy. Foraker made speeches-
June ;. lightning struck Tire drum
house at the Quincy rninc. Hancock, Mich,
which quickly burned together with the
I adjoining building I'D much valuable una
chinery, Loss, stnU0; insurance $4,000
/ ). d. North q sons general store opposite
was badly damaged. loss, $4,000; fully
I insured.
Dago Joe, half-breed who Shot and
killed Walter Haynes, a young white boy,
AZ Shelby depot, Miss. on the 18th of May,
was taken Monday afteraocn from the
officers who were conveying him from
/ Duncan Station, Miss, o. the jail at Austin,
I by "a crowd of 5G men and hanged to tree
\ san Francisco dispatch Of the 10th,
states that the shipment OF through freight
overland for May amounted 70 lDUa0,C@
l pouuds-the smallest total ia several wears.
Z This IS on account 81 tae Interstate com
merce law. Considerable freight Was
diverted To- Canadian lines.
The secretary of the san Francisco
produce exchange has collected reports of
| correspondents from all counties Of Cali
fornia as to the condition OF wheat up TO
Juuc 1. Considerable damage is reported,
ana the total crop will fail considerably
under that of last year.
\ dispatch from London. Of the
9th SAYS German bark Elsa from Whining
ton y. c., for London, was picked mp IN
tie channel and t3wed to nungennes.
where size sank. 1t is supposed she was
damaged by collision Nothing IS known
of her crew
ARussiau inveutoruamed Smoliauol,
living At san Francisco, Cal, makes claims
to have discovered way in which nitro
glYceriuc can be used with safety i'm pro-
iectiles lie has been successfully expert
meHting with a ten-pound cannon, firing
four inch shells loaded with nitrogiycerine.
President Cleveland and party left
the Adirondacbs Thursday thc 9Th, arriv-
ing at Alhany Friday morning. taking
breakfast with Gov. bill at the Executive
mansion. having at Iu:f} for " Washington,
win, was reached the same evening.
The shipment Of through freight
| from san Francisco for May amounted to
| I1O O.C50 pounds The total is less by T.
aBIuJO pounds than that for April, caused
it Is said, by the Inter state commerce law.
At jamestown. Greene Co. Ohio.
Peter Betters colored man was iynehed
Saturday night for q most aggravated as
sault upon eD!orcd woman, aged - years
The New Hampshire Legislature on
the 9th, elected Hon W +. Chandler to the
United States Senate to complete the term
of Senator Pike deceased.
The Kane County. MS. poor house
upon farm at Geneva was burned on the
nth, rendering the eighty inmates home
less. Loss Si5,g0.
BY an explosion in the Inman Coal
Mines. four miles from Chattanooga, Tenn,
on the 18th, five English miners were
killed.
Al Otter Lake, Mich. the Morning
star InilIs were burned on the 18th, partly
insured or q t1ss of shout $1,000